Florida Commission on Human Relations
Summary
Florida Commission on Human Relations; Provides quorum requirements for Commission on Human Relations & its panels; revises number of persons commission may recommend for Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame; provides limitation on time civil action may be filed after alleged violation of Florida Civil Rights Act; revises length of time commission or AG has to resolve complaint of discrimination in club membership; revises timeline relating to complaints alleging prohibited personnel action.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 30, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2020 · House Mar 11, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 12, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Jun 30, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Sumner Hall
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
CS referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Original reference(s) removed: Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Oct 10, 2019
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bruce Antone
DDemocratic
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